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Crazytalk 8 george washingtom3/31/2024 ![]() Station subtitles got strong acclaim, and Metro plans to start using this idea in maps beginning in June 2012. In one clip played at today’s Board meeting, participants in one focus group variously said they felt any place names should be no more than a 5-minute walk, 2 blocks, or “a few” blocks away, and strongly panned including any places that require a shuttle bus to reach from the station. They also felt strongly that any landmarks listed in a station name should lie within walking distance this has been a criticism of some stations like Vienna/Fairfax-GMU, where George Mason University is 4.2 miles or over an hour’s walk away. Participants generally agreed with the principles that have been proposed before, such as keeping station names simple, having them “evoke imagery,” and tying them to locations people otherwise recognize. ![]() ![]() WMATA conducted 6 user focus groups on current and proposed station names. ![]()
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